NAZI SYMBOL IDENTIFIED

Germany's Africakorps used a palm tree with swastika as its symbol. In 2001 German forces painted a palm tree with the cross used as the offical inginia of the German military on a army vehicle in the Middle East. This was deemed inappropriate and removed.

The BBC reports on this as follows:

German troops 'had Nazi symbol'

A German magazine has published a photograph showing a Nazi-like symbol on a vehicle allegedly used by German troops bound for Afghanistan.

The headline of the Stern article -- referred to in the BBC report -- translates (Babelfish):

Ministry denies Nazi symbolism

For the BBC military = Nazi.